Bears finish regular season with win over the Emeralds

Tyler Demars and Loren Swayer together scored 30 of the Bears points in their 53-35 win over the Emeralds. Demars netted 16 with Sawyer just behind at 14. At far bottom, Nathan Dalgord finished the night with two points. COOKS – “Not in our house” was the attitude of the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears in their regular season finale against arch rival, the Manistique Emeralds, last Thursday.

Playing for nothing other than bragging rights, the Bear put together a solid performance beating their visitors from the east 53-35.

The pace was set early by the Bears who jumped out to a 14-10 lead at the end of the opener.

Cole Potvin paced the Bears with five points in the stretch. Unable to hit from the line, the Emeralds trailed 26-17 when the first half came to an end in Cooks.

With just four from the floor, Manistique couldn’t take advantage of trips to the free throw line going just three-of-eight in the period. They finished the night six of 17 from the charity stripe.

Coming off the break, the Emeralds had an opportunity to control the game but just couldn’t find an answer for the Bears Loren Swayer who scored eight of the Bears 12 points in the third.

With Swayer sparking a rally in the third, Tyler DeMars made his presence known controlling the boards.

He netted six points in the fourth quarter helping the Bears pace the Emeralds 15-6 in the final eight minutes of the regular season.